The Mighty Macs
October 2011
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Neil Genzlinger
Sometimes a film feels a bit too pat and yet is impossible to resist.
Joe Williams
Without resorting to any trick plays, "The Mighty Macs" is the equivalent of high-top Converse All-Stars: timeless and effective, but perhaps not flashy enough for the kids at the mall.
Kyle Smith
The blandly inspirational sports flick "The Mighty Macs" is warm- spirited but all too obvious, even as the charms of its lead performer Carla Gugino help sell this familiar story.
Joe Neumaier
There's something refreshingly unpushy about the movie and its beliefs, and Gugino seems to be sauntering through on her way to a different, spikier movie, the kind that is her stock in trade.
Gary Goldstein
[It's] given such old-fashioned, kid-gloves treatment that its potential warmth and excitement caves under the weight of writer-producer-director Tim Chambers' good intentions.
Mick LaSalle
Sports movies live and die by what takes place on the court or in the field, and this one feels rather rote.
Critic reviews
Joe Williams
Without resorting to any trick plays, "The Mighty Macs" is the equivalent of high-top Converse All-Stars: timeless and effective, but perhaps not flashy enough for the kids at the mall.
Kyle Smith
The blandly inspirational sports flick "The Mighty Macs" is warm- spirited but all too obvious, even as the charms of its lead performer Carla Gugino help sell this familiar story.
Joe Neumaier
There's something refreshingly unpushy about the movie and its beliefs, and Gugino seems to be sauntering through on her way to a different, spikier movie, the kind that is her stock in trade.
Gary Goldstein
[It's] given such old-fashioned, kid-gloves treatment that its potential warmth and excitement caves under the weight of writer-producer-director Tim Chambers' good intentions.
Mick LaSalle
Sports movies live and die by what takes place on the court or in the field, and this one feels rather rote.
Cast and credits
Actors | David Boreanaz, Ellen Burstyn, Carla Gugino, Marley Shelton |
Producers | Tim Chambers, Whitney Springer |
Director | Tim Chambers |
Writers | Tim Chambers |
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English
Run time
98 minutes
Rating
G
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